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X is a bit different. They created an oAuth2 flow, but it works only with Twitter v2 API. But in order to upload pictures to X, you need to use the old Twitter v1 API. So you are going to use the normal oAuth1 flow for that (that supports Twitter v2 also 🤷🏻‍).
1

Create a new app

Head over the Twitter developers page and create a new app. Click to sign-up for a new free accountX
2

Edit application settings

Click to edit the application settingsX
3

Set up authentication flow

Click to set up an authentication flowX
  • In the App Permission set it to Read and Write
  • In the Type of App set it to Web App, Automated App or Bot
  • In the App Info set the Callback URI / Redirect URL
4

Configure OAuth2 Redirect URI

Replace {provider} with x in the redirect URI.
5

Copy your API keys

Save it and go to “Keys and Tokens” tab.Click on “Regenerate” inside “Consumer Keys” and copy the API Key and API Key Secret.Open .env file and add the following:
X_API_KEY=""
X_API_SECRET=""